Datasheet

Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II and III family for IBM System x 4
VFA III
.
For this special price
,
there is a limit of one Emulex Dual Port
10
GbE SFP
+
Integrated VFA III per
system.
Supported transceivers and direct-attach cables
The Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapters have two empty SFP+ cages that support SFP+ SR
transceivers and twin-ax direct-attached copper cables as listed in Table 2 and Table 3 respectively.
Table 2. Supported transceivers
Description Part number Feature Code
Brocade 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver 49Y4216 0069
QLogic 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver 49Y4218 0064
IBM 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver 46C3447 5053
IBM SFP RJ45 Transceiver 81Y1618 3268
Table 3. Supported direct-attach cables
Supported switches
Description
Part
number
Feature
Code
Brocade
VDX 6730
IBM G8124E,
IBM G8264
Juniper
EX4500
Passive direct-attach cables
0.5m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 00D6288 A3RG No Yes No
1 m IBM Passive DAC-SFP+ Cable 90Y9427 A1PH No Yes No
3 m IBM Passive DAC-SFP+ Cable 90Y9430 A1PJ No Yes No
5 m IBM Passive DAC-SFP+ Cable 90Y9433 A1PK No Yes No
1m Juniper DAC SFP+ Cable 68Y6927 5986 No No Yes
3m Juniper DAC SFP+ Cable 68Y6947 5987 No No Yes
Active direct-attach cables
1m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable 95Y0323 A25A No Yes No
3m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable 95Y0326 A25B No Yes No
5m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable 95Y0329 A25C No Yes No
1m 10GE Twinax Act Copper SFP+ 81Y8295 A18M Yes No Yes
3m 10GE Twinax Act Copper SFP+ 81Y8296 A18N Yes No Yes
5m 10GE Twinax Act Copper SFP+ 81Y8297 A18P Yes No Yes
For a complete list of supported SFP+ transceivers and DAC cables refer to the IBM RETAIN tip
H203108, Support list matrix for SFP and Twinax DAC cables - Converged Network Adapters , available
from:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5087884